A.V. Kewney Stakes

A.V. Kewney Stakes News

The Mick Price-trained Badawiya has returned to racing in the best way possible at Flemington this afternoon; producing an impressive turn of foot in the final straight to take out the Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1400m).

Jumping from the gates well, jockey Craig Newitt allowed the filly to stride forward and immediately take up an ideal position in running ...

The Group 2 2016 A.V. Kewney Stakes is held at Flemington Racecourse in March as a part of Super Saturday. As the premier three year old filly mile event of the season, the A.V. Kewney Stakes takes place on the same day as the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap, Australian Cup and Australian Guineas.

Worth $220,000 in prize money, the set weight event is raced over a 1400m distance. The ideal lead-up races to the A.V. Kewney Stakes are the Group 3 Vanity Stakes (1200m), the Group 2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (1500m) and the Group 2 Angus Armanasco Stakes (1400m).

2016 Kewney Stakes Field

As a result of the race’s prestigious Group 2 reputation and considerable prize money, the Kewney Stakes field attracts a high level of quality each year. It’s always good for a punt, and it can often be quite easy to spot the value in the Kewney Stakes field.

The 2016 Kewney Stakes field is published here.

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Last 10

Horse

Trainer

Jockey

Barrier

Weight

Hcp Rating

1

41x25444x3

PASADENA GIRL (NZ)

Peter G Moody

Glen Boss

13

55.5kg

94

2

3x341613x1

DON’T DOUBT MAMMA

Tony McEvoy

Dwayne Dunn

16

55.5kg

86

3

3x217113x

BADAWIYA

Mick Price

Craig Newitt

2

55.5kg

90

4

2427×311

CATCH A FIRE

David Hayes & Tom Dabernig

Damian Lane

4

55.5kg

83

5

12222

MOSSIN’ AROUND

John P Thompson

Blake Shinn

1

55.5kg

75

6

3x221x9

INDARRA (NZ)

Robert Smerdon

Mark Zahra

7

55.5kg

72

7

314x0264x0

BENGAL CAT

John Sadler

Damien Oliver

9

55.5kg

70

8

7264x111x

JACQUI’S JOY (NZ)

Mitchell Beer & Max Hinton

Patrick Moloney

15

55.5kg

73

9

1x8x31541

LABDIEN

Chris Waller

Ben Melham

12

55.5kg

73

10

11×634

CANA

Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes

Luke Currie

14

55.5kg

70

11

2145x485x7

SEMPRE LIBERA

Robert Smerdon

Nicholas Hall

10

55.5kg

75

12

667×313120

EGYPT

Mark Kavanagh

Craig Williams

8

55.5kg

73

13

0x3211x

LOPARTEGA

Doug Harrison

Ibrahim Gundogdu

6

55.5kg

67

14

4×11

DANIELA ROSA

Michael Moroney

Jake Noonan

3

55.5kg

68

15

x41624x338

MISS WILSON

Simon Morrish

Ms Michelle Payne

5

55.5kg

64

16

175x105x9

LET HER RIP (NZ)

Shaune Ritchie

Hugh Bowman

11

55.5kg

68

2016 Kewney Stakes Nominations

The Kewney Stakes nominations are usually announced on the Monday prior to the race, giving punters plenty of time to begin their form study and develop an understanding of the way the race will be run. There are always a few renowned milers amongst the Kewney Stakes nominations, and it’s always worth a watch.

The 2016 Kewney Stakes nominations will be provided below.

Kewney Stakes History

First won by Great Field in 1952, the A.V. Kewney Stakes has featured several superb fillies including 1999 winner Sunline from New Zealand. Sunline was the highest earning female racehorse of her time amassing over $11 million in prize money. Since 1988, the fastest winning time was recorded by Umaline in 2000 with 1 minute 34.1 seconds. The slowest recorded winning time was 1 minute 37.8 seconds by Doubting in 2006.